Reading of the Psalter

Division of the Psalter Into Kathisma

The Orthodox Psalter (Book of Psalms) is divided into 20 kathisma. Each kathisma is divided into three stases (or "Glories"). We are now giving the distribution of the psalms into kathisma and stases. (We are using the Septuagint rendering).

Kathisma

Stasis 1

Stasis 2

Stasis 3

1

1-3

4-6

7-8

2

9-10

11-13

14-16

3

17

18-20

21-23

4

24-26

27-29

30-31

5

32-33

34-35

36

6

37-39

40-42

43-45

7

46-48

49-50

51-54

8

55-57

58-60

61-63

9

64-66

67

68-69

10

70-71

72-73

74-76

11

77

78-80

81-84

12

85-87

88

89-90

13

91-93

94-96

97-100

14

101-102

103

104

15

105

106

107-108

16

109-111

112-114

115-117

17

118:1-72

118:72-131

118:121-176

18

119-123

124-128

129-133

19

134-136

137-139

140-142

20

143-144

145-147

148-150

Troparion of St. Romanus the Melodist (Tone 4)

Thou didst gladden Christ's Church by thy melodies like an inspired heavenly trumpet. For thou wast enlightened by the Mother of God and didst shine on the world as God's poet. We lovingly honour thee, O righteous Romanus.

Kontakion of St. Romanus the Melodist (tone 8)

From thy childhood divine virtues and gifts of the spirit were bestowed on thee, O wise Romanus. Thou wast a precious adornment of the Church with thy beautiful chanting, O blessed one. We entreat thee to grant us thy divine gift that we may cry to thee: Rejoice O most blessed Father, comeliness of the Church.